iPhone 5 or Samsung Galaxy s3?

[Power Player]

Getting 35 down here as well. The VZW customer service is incredible as well. I am stunned at the overall difference in quality in every single aspect. My bill is also a little less. I may not have unlimited data, but I do have unlimited talk time and I am finding that to be a very fair tradeoff.

[BigServer1]

Originally Posted by Power Player

Getting 35 down here as well. The VZW customer service is incredible as well. I am stunned at the overall difference in quality in every single aspect. My bill is also a little less. I may not have unlimited data, but I do have unlimited talk time and I am finding that to be a very fair tradeoff.

Yeah I'm happy with the switch to VZW. My bill is a bit more than it was on TMo, but the service is way better, LTE, unlimited talk and text, etc.

My wife and I split 4GB of data, and we use like 1.5GB a month...Not sure how it's so low, we're both on WiFi at home, but I stream Pandora/Spotify in my car, use the phone quite a bit when out and about, stream video, etc. 4GB is proving to be plenty for our needs.

[Blaxican10s]

Originally Posted by acura9927

Anyone have Sprint. Any success in calling them and saying stop charging me 10 bucks extra for premium net access when its all 3G and not the advertsised 4G LTE. In Seattle they might never get 4G LTE here. I was a bit suckered into the umlimited plan or I would have stuck with Verizon. I was unlimited with them but had to pay full price for the note 2.

I fought the Sprint battle for years and lost. They are flat out lying to and ripping their customers off. Their 3G speeds are the slowest anywhere (slower than AT&T's EDGE [2G] speeds). You need to cut your losses now and leave them. I did and have never looked back. Never been happier.

[Blaxican10s]

Originally Posted by BigServer1

The Thunderbolt was a notorious flop. Just a terrible phone. Battery that lasted for 20 minutes, spotty signal, slow performance.

Verizon LTE is currently very, very good if you live in or near a city. ATT has the benefit of having HSPA+ ("4G"), as well as a more limited LTE deployment, so non LTE speeds on ATT are typically faster, but you're more likely to be on HSPA+ than LTE.

I live in Phoenix, and I get 15-35Mbps download speeds on Verizon LTE. The places I've traveled (Portland OR, Seattle, WA, Los Angeles) give me similar speeds.

AT&T's LTE 'switch' was flipped where I live 2 weeks ago and it's been great. I do think I am ditching the iPhone 5 for the new HTC One X+. iPhone 5 is great but I loved the One X back over the summer and now that a super charged version is available I'm all over it.

[acura9927]

Originally Posted by Blaxican10s

I fought the Sprint battle for years and lost. They are flat out lying to and ripping their customers off. Their 3G speeds are the slowest anywhere (slower than AT&T's EDGE [2G] speeds). You need to cut your losses now and leave them. I did and have never looked back. Never been happier.

I cant go back to Verizon, I ported the number already to Sprint and they probably wont offer me back that unlimited data for 30 per month since they dont offer unlimited net anymore.

[Andyroo10567]

Paid for AT&T's 4GLTE service to realize that there is little to no coverage in our area.

[JoelDali]

I spoak to several Internet critix last night at Terminal 5 and they all agreed that the iPhone 5 is the greatest iPhone evar. Sorry iPhone 3GS.

[kalyan4fedever]

Originally Posted by JoelDali

I spoak to several Internet critix last night at Terminal 5 and they all agreed that the iPhone 5 is the greatest iPhone evar. Sorry iPhone 3GS.

Greatest iPhone ever but not the greatest phone

[DRII]

Originally Posted by BigServer1

The Thunderbolt was a notorious flop. Just a terrible phone. Battery that lasted for 20 minutes, spotty signal, slow performance.

Verizon LTE is currently very, very good if you live in or near a city. ATT has the benefit of having HSPA+ ("4G"), as well as a more limited LTE deployment, so non LTE speeds on ATT are typically faster, but you're more likely to be on HSPA+ than LTE.

I live in Phoenix, and I get 15-35Mbps download speeds on Verizon LTE. The places I've traveled (Portland OR, Seattle, WA, Los Angeles) give me similar speeds.

AT&T scored the best regarding 4g among the major carriers. Although Verizon scored highest overall. Verizon's signal is relatively inconsistent, speeds vary more than with AT&T. Verizon does have higher top end speed but doesn't stay there (Venus vs Serena analogy to tennis)...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2...urvey/1733287/

I may switch to AT&T, just to see how it is with them; especially if Verizon tries to downgrade my unlimitied data for loyal customers. i think AT&T has the best phones and gets them sooner as well...

[Polaris]

Originally Posted by DRII

I may switch to AT&T, just to see how it is with them; especially if Verizon tries to downgrade my unlimitied data for loyal customers. i think AT&T has the best phones and gets them sooner as well...

Do you think that unlimited 3G data for existing month-to-month customers is going away soon? That would suck. The last time I spoke with a VZ customer service representative, he mentioned that I could have my unlimited 3G data as long as I didn't purchase my devices from VZ.

I know that eventually, they will take unlimited 3G data away from us. I just hope that it is not too soon. Maybe, they can offer unlimited coverage as a lollipop to those who stay with 3G rather than upgrading to blazing fast LTE?

[Power Player]

The positive about LTE besides the 35mpbs down is that it does not drain the battery at all like I thought. My 4g experience with sprint was so bad that I rarely enabled it even when the coverage came because my battery would drain to nothing in no time. The LTE with verizon is absolutely incredible. when I had that game streaming in the middle of Nowhere, FL with no buffering and in a gorgeously crisp resolution, I knew I had made the right choice.

AT&T or Verizon, you cant really go wrong. I just need strong cell reception where I live so Verizon was the easy choice.

I5 battery is still the best I have used. I frequently go for 2-3 days without charging. The days I have drained it to zero involved a lot of GPS nav, heavy web browsing, video editing, picture taking phone calls. Best battery I have experienced by a long shot.

[DRII]

Originally Posted by Polaris

Do you think that unlimited 3G data for existing month-to-month customers is going away soon? That would suck. The last time I spoke with a VZ customer service representative, he mentioned that I could have my unlimited 3G data as long as I didn't purchase my devices from VZ.

I know that eventually, they will take unlimited 3G data away from us. I just hope that it is not too soon. Maybe, they can offer unlimited coverage as a lollipop to those who stay with 3G rather than upgrading to blazing fast LTE?

Yea, I'm not sure...

but if they want to keep me they better grandfather me into unlimited data

[movdqa]

I don't have LTE in my area but AT&T's 3G in my area runs at DSL (3.5 MB) speeds (they might call it 4G without the LTE) whereas Verizon 3G in my area is miserable.

In Boston, though, speeds are excellent with both Verizon and AT&T. I do not do a lot of bandwidth-heavy things in general on my phone and would probably be fine with AT&T 3G. I decided to generally stick with Verizon and AT&T because of their generally superior coverage. Their prices are crazy but you pay for coverage.

[BigServer1]

Originally Posted by DRII

AT&T scored the best regarding 4g among the major carriers. Although Verizon scored highest overall. Verizon's signal is relatively inconsistent, speeds vary more than with AT&T. Verizon does have higher top end speed but doesn't stay there (Venus vs Serena analogy to tennis)...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2...urvey/1733287/

I may switch to AT&T, just to see how it is with them; especially if Verizon tries to downgrade my unlimitied data for loyal customers. i think AT&T has the best phones and gets them sooner as well...

The issue with ATT is that their true LTE is in less than 100 markets, while Verizon is pushing 400 markets.

The plus side to ATT is the fact that their HSPA+ coverage is very good, which can get people 4-10Mbps download speeds, while Verizon's 3G is 2-4Mbps at best.

I like Verizon so far, after a couple months. ATT always gets poor marks for their cellular reception, but it does seem to be getting better. I agree about them having the best phones.

[acura9927]

So how long will the Note 2 be top dog?
I really really enjoy mine, I think there is nothing out there close to it.

[DRII]

Originally Posted by acura9927

So how long will the Note 2 be top dog?
I really really enjoy mine, I think there is nothing out there close to it.

The HTC DNA might have something on it. Its the only true 1080p display. But, I'm pretty sure HTC has nothing on Samsungs software and stylus...

I got to say that HTC spoils you with their displays. My Rezound display is truly great and still one of the best, if not the best, one out there even though its an 'old' phone (still has the greatest pixel density). Many times with old tennis matches on youtube, i get a better picture on my Rezound than on a HD computer monitor! Helps me reminisce when Venus was a force to be reckoned with and played the most athletically dominating tennis I’ve ever seen from a woman (her 2000 USO semi against Hingis and 2001 against Capriati was an amazing display of athleticism and power)!!!

[BigServer1]

Originally Posted by acura9927

So how long will the Note 2 be top dog?
I really really enjoy mine, I think there is nothing out there close to it.

For anyone looking for a phone with a really large screen, you can't beat the note. It's got computing power that rivals some laptops and tablets, and their stylus software is pretty cool.

It will rule that world, likely until the note III comes out next year.

[Power Player]

Originally Posted by acura9927

So how long will the Note 2 be top dog?
I really really enjoy mine, I think there is nothing out there close to it.

The top phablet? a long time most likely in tech world (8-12 months is my guess).

The top phone? wouldnt put it in a smart phone category.

[acura9927]

Not sure I'll ever go back to HTC after that Thunderbolt mess. It was worthless way too often trying to get a signal.
With the Note 2 I no longer need to bring my IPAD when I travel.

[Blaxican10s]

Originally Posted by acura9927

I cant go back to Verizon, I ported the number already to Sprint and they probably wont offer me back that unlimited data for 30 per month since they dont offer unlimited net anymore.

How long has it been. I know with AT&T if you leave with your number you have 60days to come back and reactivate your account.